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vigour

vi·gour

UK/ˈvɪɡə/ US/ˈvɪɡɚ/ rare

noun

1.

an exertion of force

  • “he plays tennis with great energy”
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2.

active strength of body or mind

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3.

an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing)

  • “his writing conveys great energy”
  • “a remarkable muscularity of style”
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Origin

From Middle English vigour, from Old French vigour, from vigor, from Latin vigor, from vigeō (“thrive, flourish”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be lively”). Related to vigil, vegetable, vajra, and waker.

Phrases

  • hybrid vigor
  • hybrid vigour
  • vim and vigour

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